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Action games. Wide category of games that require reflex, accuracy and agility. It includes, among other things, shooters (e.g. Call of Duty and Battlefield series) and action-adventure games (Tomb Raider). First and third person perspective (FPP/TPP) is used. In most cases we are playing as a character who has to defeat some enemies and reach a specific point. We can use a wide range of weapons, including pistols, rocket launchers, swords, knives and like. Action-adventure is a particular category within action games genre. Such titles put less emphasis on action and combat, focusing more on story, exploration and puzzles.

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20 Minutes Till Dawn
20 Minutes Till Dawn

Action 08 June 2023

Shoot'em up action game with a bit of roguelike elements developed by indie studio flanne. Player's task is to survive the attack of hordes of monsters inspired by the prose of H.P. Lovecraft for the title twenty minutes.

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Super People
Super People

Action 11 October 2022

Super People is a free-to-play battle royale online action game developed by South Korean studio Wonder People. We compete with other players by developing our character's skills - the last one left alive wins.

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WWII Operations: Lions on The Desert Front
WWII Operations: Lions on The Desert Front

Action April 2025

A first-person shooter with action set in 1940. WWII Operations: Lions on The Desert Front was created using the popular FPSC tool and tells the story of Italian soldiers during World War II.

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Vigilancer 2099
Vigilancer 2099

Action 2026

Action adventure game set in a cyberpunk universe. In Vigilance 2099 we play the role of a bounty hunter who wanders a futuristic metropolis, tracking down new targets. Game lets us explore the city on foot or behind the wheel of cars and flying machines.

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Evercore Heroes
Evercore Heroes

Action 2025

Evercore Heroes is an unusual online MOBA action game in which players compete not in direct combat, but in a race to a powerful boss, and make life difficult for enemies by boosting mobs that attack other teams.

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Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

Action 19 July 2024

A TPP action game by Capcom, inspired by Japanese mythology. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess has us thrown into the middle of a conflict between the mortal and spirit realms.

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Postal 4: No Regerts
Postal 4: No Regerts

Action 20 April 2022

The fourth installment of the controversial action game series from Running With Scissors. Postal 4: No Regerts returns to solutions and technology from Postal 2 (with FPP view at the forefront). The players again take on the role of a psychopathic "Dude" and demolish another American town.

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Tank Squad
Tank Squad

Action 2025

A Polish action game with tactical and simulation elements, in which we play as part of a tank crew. Tank Squad is set during World War II, supporting singleplayer and co-op for up to four players.

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Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind

Action 10 December 2024

A beat'em up action game, set in the world of the popular TV series from the 1990s. Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: Rita's Rewind allows us to play as the titular characters. This time they're trying to stop Rita who went back in time to ally with her younger self.

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Samurai Warriors 4
Samurai Warriors 4

Action 20 March 2014

Samurai Warriors 4 is the next part of the TPP action game series dedicated to samurai, in which we play the role of authentic characters, taking part in historical events from the history of Japan. In the fourth installment of the cycle, the number of playable warriors was increased and the possibility of creating one's own protagonist was added. In addition, we can now take two heroes to the battlefield and switch between them while having fun.

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Slime Rancher
Slime Rancher

Action 01 August 2017

Monomi Park’s sandbox action game with economic simulation game elements. Smile Rancher lets us play as Beatrix Labeau – a farmer girl who travels to Far, Far Range looking for a better life. She decides to make a fortune by breeding the titular slimes – lovable creatures that look like jellybeans. However, our heroine must face various threats, including a hostile species of jelly creatures. Each day starts with Beatrix taking care of the harvest and feeding her creatures their favorite food.

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Megaton Rainfall
Megaton Rainfall

Action 26 September 2017

A first-person action game and at the same time a rather peculiar superhero simulator - Megaton Rainfall is the debut project from the independent Spanish developer Pentadimensional Games. The action of the game is set more or less in the modern times, when the Earth falls victim to an invasion of aliens who want to exterminate all humans. The player assumes the role of an immortal superhero exhibiting supernatural abilities. They are tasked with facing the alien aggressors.

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Dynasty Warriors 4
Dynasty Warriors 4

Action 05 September 2003

PeCet conversion of the fourth installment of the world-wide popular series of dynamic action games from Koei, i.e. Dynasty Warriors. The plot of the described production again refers to selected historical events from the so-called Age of Three Kingdoms (the period of breaking up China into three dynasties: Wei, Wu and Shu).

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Heretic
Heretic

Action 27 February 1995

First person shooter based on the Doom engine. The game is kept in the convention of fantasy, so we use medieval weapons and a wide range of magical objects. The fun is enriched by simple adventure elements in the form of occasional riddles.

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Throne of Darkness
Throne of Darkness

Action 26 September 2001

Throne of Darkness is an action-RPG game, which is the responsibility of the Climax development team. The action was set in the world of Japanese mythology. The player directs a team of samurai, who, wishing to avenge the death of the leader of the clan, stand up to fight against the ruler of darkness and his army. The creators foresaw several variants of fun, also in multiplayer mode.

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World War II Sniper: Call to Victory
World War II Sniper: Call to Victory

Action 28 September 2004

Rally to Berlin: Special Forces is a first person shootout (FPS), the action of which was set in the realities of World War II. The player has the opportunity to play the role of a soldier and take part in a number of historical military operations, such as "Market-Garden", counter-phensewa in the Ardennes, or fight for bridges over the Rhine. The game was produced by Greeve Games studio.

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Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War
Panzer Elite Action: Dunes of War

Action 26 January 2007

Dunes of War is the first official addition to Panzer Elite Action, which debuted on the electronic entertainment market in April 2006 by JoWood. In enlargement, we are following the further fate of two rival army commanders, who this time will fight in North Africa.

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Nitro Family
Nitro Family

Action 24 May 2003

Nitro Family is a dynamic first person shooter (FPS) by the development team of the Korean studio Delphieye Entertainment. The player takes on the role of Victor Chopski, who tries to take his child from the hands of a ruthless drug dealer. The title uses a graphical engine previously used in a series of games about Serious Sam's adventures.

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Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend
Postal 2: Apocalypse Weekend

Action 25 November 2004

The first major expansion to 2003's Postal 2, the game requires the base game to run along with Share the Pain, a multiplayer add-on. Apocalypse Weekend brings with it 10 new story missions set in brand new locations in the fictional town of Paradise City, including an elephant sanctuary and an Islamic terrorist camp. There are also a whole host of new characters, such as crazy cats and victims of the infamous mad cow disease.

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Serious Sam: The Second Encounter
Serious Sam: The Second Encounter

Action 25 January 2002

Sequel action/FPS game Serious Sam: The First Encounter. Players take on the role of the muscular commander "Sam Stone" and follow the story which is a close continuation of the plot of the previous part.

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Soldier of Fortune: Payback
Soldier of Fortune: Payback

Action 13 November 2007

Payback is the title of the third installment of the popular series of action games, Soldier of Fortune. The company Activision took care of its release again, but its development was entrusted to the Slovak studio Cauldron (among others Civil War).

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Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man (2008)

Action 02 May 2008

A dynamic action game, clearly referring to the film under the same title. We play the role of a superhero endowed with powerful powers, dealing with the liquidation of the villains.

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Metal Slug XX
Metal Slug XX

Action 23 December 2009

The next installment of the popular series of two-dimensional shooters. We rub in the form of a brave commander, eliminating the enemies we meet. We also sit at the helm of armored machines, including the title tank.

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Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction
Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction

Action 11 January 2005

Mercenaries is a dynamic action/TPP game thanks to LucasArts and the Pandemic Studios development team, which became famous on the computer entertainment market with titles such as Full Spectrum Warrior and Star Wars Battlefront.

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